Q: Seth MacFarlane mentioned that you understood your character right away. Did you feel that in your early conversations with him?

A: Yes, I think this humour is very specific; either you like it or you don't. I think that is a reason why I haven't done a lot of comedy. Most comedies have not been my taste, but I am a huge fan of what Seth does and a huge fan of Family Guy.

Watching him work in his process is something that I have really responded to, so there was definitely a sense of us getting together and just automatically feeling the same way.

It was the same way when I met with Patty Jenkins for Monster. It is a chemistry thing and thinking that we are on the same page.

Q: Can you tell us about Seth MacFarlane's comedic tone?

A: It is a very specific tone, and you have to figure out a way to fit into that tone. You can't just do what Seth is doing or what Sarah Silverman is doing. You have to kind of find your own rhythm and fit into the storytelling. I think that when Seth touches upon things that people find sensitive, he always does it in a sense and a tone that makes me realise that he's commenting on social issues in our world, which is sometimes better to do through humour than to simply preach.

To kind of hide away from things or to only explore those themes in drama is very unfair. …